Ibervillea | |
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Ibervillea lindheimeri | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Cucurbitales |
Family: | Cucurbitaceae |
Genus: | Ibervillea Greene |
Synonyms | |
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Ibervillea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae. [1]
Its native range is Arizona, Oklahoma New Mexico, Texas and south to Mexico, Belize and Guatemala. [1]
The genus name of Ibervillea is in honour of Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville (1661–1706), a soldier, ship captain, explorer, colonial administrator, knight of the Order of Saint-Louis, adventurer, privateer, trader, member of Compagnies Franches de la Marine and founder of the French colony of Louisiana in New France. [2] It was first described and published in Erythea Vol.3 on page 75 in 1895. [1]
According to Kew: [1]
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